Question 1

The Great Trigonometrical Survey

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A) changed India from an exotic and mystical land into a precisely ordered part of a coherent world region. 
B) discovered the source and direction of the Niger River. 
C) recognized the various cultures of India. 
D) plotted and charted the Himalayas, which was its primary goal. 
E) identified the French and English empires in the world. 
A) changed India from an exotic and mystical land into a precisely ordered part of a coherent world region. 
B) discovered the source and direction of the Niger River. 
C) recognized the various cultures of India. 
D) plotted and charted the Himalayas, which was its primary goal. 
E) identified the French and English empires in the world.

Question 2

According to John Locke,individuals will voluntarily give up some of their autonomy to the state in exchange for protection of basic rights.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Please define the following key terms
-philosophes

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The term "philosophes" refers to a group

Question 4

Please define the following key terms
-Royal Society

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The Royal Society, officially known as T

Question 5

Please define the following key terms
-The Spirit of the Laws

Accepted Answer

The Spirit of the Laws is a political tr

Question 6

Discuss the role of women during the Enlightenment.Did women have more or fewer rights and opportunities? Give examples.

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During the Enlightenment, women's roles

Question 7

Which Enlightenment thinker warned that cowardice stood in the way of new ideas?

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A) Hobbes 
B) Kant 
C) Smith 
D) Voltaire 
E) Cavendish 
A) Hobbes 
B) Kant 
C) Smith 
D) Voltaire 
E) Cavendish

Question 8

Who defined himself as "first servant of the state"?

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A) Louis XIV of France 
B) George III 
C) John Locke 
D) Frederick the Great 
E) Frederick Barbarossa 
A) Louis XIV of France 
B) George III 
C) John Locke 
D) Frederick the Great 
E) Frederick Barbarossa

Question 9

Linnaeus's Systema Naturae did NOT

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A) lay out a classification of plants. 
B) result in religious conclusions. 
C) group species into hierarchies of increasingly more general categories. 
D) refer to genus/order/class/kingdom categories. 
E) allow for any new plant to be placed in a well-ordered system. 
A) lay out a classification of plants. 
B) result in religious conclusions. 
C) group species into hierarchies of increasingly more general categories. 
D) refer to genus/order/class/kingdom categories. 
E) allow for any new plant to be placed in a well-ordered system.

Question 10

Francis Bacon did not

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A) base his knowledge on experimentation. 
B) use an inductive approach to science. 
C) believe in carefully controlled observations. 
D) eliminate God from his studies. 
E) feel that if one starts with a certainty, one will end in doubt. 
A) base his knowledge on experimentation. 
B) use an inductive approach to science. 
C) believe in carefully controlled observations. 
D) eliminate God from his studies. 
E) feel that if one starts with a certainty, one will end in doubt.

Question 11

Joseph Banks,the traveller in this chapter,became known as "the Father of

Accepted Answer

A) Hawaii." 
B) the New Science." 
C) Enlightenment Science." 
D) Australia." 
E) Tahiti." 
A) Hawaii." 
B) the New Science." 
C) Enlightenment Science." 
D) Australia." 
E) Tahiti."

Question 12

The use of canals and irrigation ditches to control water for agricultural production is one of the main inventions of the Scientific Revolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

From the sixteenth century,gentlemen and aristocrats competed to assemble ____,which were shelves full of exotic interesting specimens.

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A) museums 
B) longitudinal charts 
C) display boxes 
D) cabinets of curiosities 
E) portolans 
A) museums 
B) longitudinal charts 
C) display boxes 
D) cabinets of curiosities 
E) portolans

Question 14

The Enlightenment had the greatest impact on the

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A) monarchies in Europe. 
B) church. 
C) artisans and common classes. 
D) bourgeoisie. 
E) leaders in the economic sector. 
A) monarchies in Europe. 
B) church. 
C) artisans and common classes. 
D) bourgeoisie. 
E) leaders in the economic sector.

Question 15

The British undertook the Great Trigonometrical Survey to map Ireland in a mathematical grid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Please define the following key terms
-laissez faire

Accepted Answer

Laissez-faire is an economic theory that

Question 17

Please define the following key terms
-economic botany

Accepted Answer

Economic botany is a field of study that

Question 18

British settlements in Australia affected the original inhabitants in all of these ways EXCEPT

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A) the natives did not have the military ability or political organization to resist British incursions into their territories. 
B) the natives eventually became an extinct group of peoples. 
C) the natives became a subclass in cities. 
D) the natives were devastated by European plagues. 
E) the natives retreated into remote areas to escape British influences. 
A) the natives did not have the military ability or political organization to resist British incursions into their territories. 
B) the natives eventually became an extinct group of peoples. 
C) the natives became a subclass in cities. 
D) the natives were devastated by European plagues. 
E) the natives retreated into remote areas to escape British influences.

Question 19

Please define the following key terms
-Mary Wollstonecraft (1759?1797)

Accepted Answer

Mary Wollstonecraft (1759–1797) was an E

Question 20

The final step in being able to measure longitude was solved when the tilt of the earth was reliably calculated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The Great Trigonometrical Survey

According to John Locke,individuals will voluntarily give up some of their autonomy to the state in exchange for protection of basic rights.

Please define the following key terms -philosophes

Please define the following key terms -Royal Society

Please define the following key terms -The Spirit of the Laws

Discuss the role of women during the Enlightenment.Did women have more or fewer rights and opportunities? Give examples.

Which Enlightenment thinker warned that cowardice stood in the way of new ideas?

Who defined himself as "first servant of the state"?

Linnaeus's Systema Naturae did NOT

Francis Bacon did not

Joseph Banks,the traveller in this chapter,became known as "the Father of

The use of canals and irrigation ditches to control water for agricultural production is one of the main inventions of the Scientific Revolution.

From the sixteenth century,gentlemen and aristocrats competed to assemble ____,which were shelves full of exotic interesting specimens.

The Enlightenment had the greatest impact on the

The British undertook the Great Trigonometrical Survey to map Ireland in a mathematical grid.

Please define the following key terms -laissez faire

Please define the following key terms -economic botany

British settlements in Australia affected the original inhabitants in all of these ways EXCEPT

Please define the following key terms -Mary Wollstonecraft (1759?1797)

The final step in being able to measure longitude was solved when the tilt of the earth was reliably calculated.

Maritime Expansion in the Atlantic World,1400–1600

Maritime Expansion in Afro-Eurasia,1500–1700

Religion, Politics, and the Balance of Power in Western Eurasia, 1500–1750

Empires, Colonies, and Peoples of the Americas, 1600–1750

The Atlantic System: Africa, the Americas, and Europe, 1550–1807

Empires in Early Modern Asia, 1650–1837

Revolutions in the West, 1750–1830

The Industrial Revolution and European Politics, 1765–1880

The Challenge of Modernity in China, Japan, and India, 1800–1910

State Building and Social Change in the Americas, 1830–1910

The New Imperialism in Africa and Southeast Asia, 1830–1914

War, Revolution, and Global Uncertainty, 1905–1928

Responses to Global Crisis, 1920–1939

The Second World War and the Origins of the Cold War, 1939–1949

The Cold War and Decolonization, 1949–1975

Toward a New World Order, 1975–2000

Voyage into the Twenty First Century

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Exam 7: European Science and the Foundations of Modern Imperialism, 1600–1820

The Great Trigonometrical Survey

According to John Locke,individuals will voluntarily give up some of their autonomy to the state in exchange for protection of basic rights.

Please define the following key terms -philosophes

Please define the following key terms -Royal Society

Please define the following key terms -The Spirit of the Laws

Discuss the role of women during the Enlightenment.Did women have more or fewer rights and opportunities? Give examples.

Which Enlightenment thinker warned that cowardice stood in the way of new ideas?

Who defined himself as "first servant of the state"?

Linnaeus's Systema Naturae did NOT

Francis Bacon did not

Joseph Banks,the traveller in this chapter,became known as "the Father of

The use of canals and irrigation ditches to control water for agricultural production is one of the main inventions of the Scientific Revolution.

From the sixteenth century,gentlemen and aristocrats competed to assemble ____,which were shelves full of exotic interesting specimens.

The Enlightenment had the greatest impact on the

The British undertook the Great Trigonometrical Survey to map Ireland in a mathematical grid.

Please define the following key terms -laissez faire

Please define the following key terms -economic botany

British settlements in Australia affected the original inhabitants in all of these ways EXCEPT

Please define the following key terms -Mary Wollstonecraft (1759?1797)

The final step in being able to measure longitude was solved when the tilt of the earth was reliably calculated.

Maritime Expansion in the Atlantic World,1400–1600

Maritime Expansion in Afro-Eurasia,1500–1700

Religion, Politics, and the Balance of Power in Western Eurasia, 1500–1750

Empires, Colonies, and Peoples of the Americas, 1600–1750

The Atlantic System: Africa, the Americas, and Europe, 1550–1807

Empires in Early Modern Asia, 1650–1837

Revolutions in the West, 1750–1830

The Industrial Revolution and European Politics, 1765–1880

The Challenge of Modernity in China, Japan, and India, 1800–1910

State Building and Social Change in the Americas, 1830–1910

The New Imperialism in Africa and Southeast Asia, 1830–1914

War, Revolution, and Global Uncertainty, 1905–1928

Responses to Global Crisis, 1920–1939

The Second World War and the Origins of the Cold War, 1939–1949

The Cold War and Decolonization, 1949–1975

Toward a New World Order, 1975–2000

Voyage into the Twenty First Century

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